Circular Saw with Anti-Splinter Device

A circular saw comprising:

• a base plate defining a base plane;
• a bevel bracket which supports a circular saw blade and is pivotably mounted on the base plate for tilting the blade, the bevel bracket having a pivoting axis which is substantially parallel to the base plane and the blade and substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the blade, and the blade partly extending through an opening formed in the base plate;
• and
• an anti-splinter device configured to prevent cutting chips from splintering out of the opening during operation of the saw, said anti-splinter device comprising:
• a pair of slides mounted in the opening and forming a gap between their opposing ends, an outcoming section of the blade passing through the gap;
• and
• slide driving means associated with the bevel bracket and driving the slides to move in the base plane in conformity with the tilting of the blade to allow the gap to accommodate the positional change the outcoming section of the blade.